Automatic hose-valve.



n STATES PATENT FFICE.

nennen D. wier, or Innerenormen,imssoum.4

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srnorrrcn'rron farming part of `Letter Patent no. 656359, dated-Augen; 28,1900'. l Application led DeoemherllllBS. Serial No. 739,982. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN D.WIBT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Independence, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Automatic Hose-Valve, of which the following is a specification. g

The invention relates to improvements in automatic hose-valves.

One object of the present invention is to improve the construction of valves for connecting nre-extinguishing h ose with the source of water-supply and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one, capable of being automatically operated by simply pulling upon the hose after the saine has been unreeled, whereby the ilow of water may beinstantly started as soon as the hose is in position for use.

A further object ofthe invention Ais to provide a valve of this character which may be readily shut oi and which will be held against accidental movement when'the hose is not in use.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arran ement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

1n the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sec tional view of an automatic valve constructed inv accordance with thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Like numerals of reference designate correspending parts in both iigures of the drawings.

1 designates a casing provided at the back with a tubular extension 2,interiorly threaded t and connected with a lf-coupling 3 .by a short pipe 4, screwed into the coupling and into the tubular extension of the casing, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings. The outer face of the tubular extension is octagonal or of other polygonal shape, and it receives the inner portion 5 of a sleeve 6, which fits over the arm of the coupling, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, and which is secured to the said arm by means of clamp ingscrews 7, engaging rthe couplinghback of the rib'or ange, whereby the sleeve is securely interlocked with the coupling. The polygonal inner portion of the sleeve isl ad justably secured to the tubular extension of l of the water.

the casing byl means of screws 8, passing through the'sleeve and engaging the tubular extension of the casin g. By this construction -the casing is effectually prevented from rotating on the short pipe and being unscrewedtherefrom when the valve is operated, as hereinatter explained. l The casing is provided with an approximately centrally-arranged horizontal valve-A seat 9, which is flared downwardly and which is engaged by a spring-actuated valve 10. The valve, which has a beveled periphery to lit against the valve-seat, is provided with a depending stem ll, extending into a socket ses 12 ot a removable cap 13, which is' threaded into an opening at the bottom of the casing. A coiled spring 11i-is interposed between the lbottom of the socket and the lower end of the stem. The valve, which is closed automove upward, is held firmly in its closed position by the said spring and by the pressure The ca'p 13 is provided with an annular ilange 15, extending beyond its threaded portion, and a suitable packing may .be arranged at this point to prevent any leakage at the bottom of the casing. The upper portion of the casing is provided with a semisocket 16, located above the valve and receiving Va ball 17 of a movable pipe orarm, 'which isl substantially L-shaped and which is designed to have a hose coupled to its upper end 19, the latter being threaded for the receptionof such hose. I The upper portion of the casingis reduced and exteriorly threaded to receive a collar 20, substantially Ll-shaped in cross-section and extending inward at its upper portion and provided with an'inner curved face 21, located in the same' curved plane as the walls of the socket 16 and adapted t'o engage the ball" above'the center thereof and hold the same firmly in the socket. A packing 22 is interposed between the'casing and the inwardly-extending fiauge ortop portion of the collar to prevent any leakage at the top of the casing.' By screwing the collar downward the packing is compressed and forced against the ball,as will be readily apparent.

The ball is provided with a central bore and has a threaded upper or outer portion 23 to be engaged by the lower threaded end 240i? maiicauy by the Spring ,wh-en it is free to A,jj

IOO l Y lfo "position to prevent the valve from being acthe movable arm or member 18, and the said ball is provided at the inner or lower end of its bore with an annular rib or enlargement 25, exteriorly rounded and operating in curved recesses 26 of the casing, such recesses being formed in the walls of the socket at the bottom thereof. The ball is adapted to be rotated to permit the upper end 19 to be turned in any direction, and the arm or tube 18 is adapted to be oscillated, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 .of the accompanying` drawings, to carry the annular rib or enlargement into engagement with the valve to open the same and to cause the water from the supply-pipe to flow through the movable arm or member 18. This construc-` tion permits the upper or outer end of the movable l arm or section to be turned or os" cillated in any direction, and after the hose hasbeenf4 unreeled -thevalve maybe openedj v by sim-ply' pulling .i-t sufficiently to oscillate p the arm' and disengage springsf27-from the* upper edgezof the collar of the easing'.

The springs which are secured near their up-v per or outer ends to a band 28 areprovided near their-lower or inner ends with bends 30, .formfing inner recesses to' engage the upper edge ofthecolla-r or section. 2O ot the'casing,l and the said. upper edge is rounded to enable the springs to be readily disengaged from it. The springs engage l the collar or band with sufficient power to prevent: the arm from be ing accidentally oscillated when the Ahose is not in use. The band 28, to which the springs are fastened, may be secured to the arm by a clamping-screw or any other suitable fas- .tening device. "The lower free ends of the It will be seen that the automat-ic valve is' simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, that it is positive and reliable in operation, and that in an emergency the hose can be run out through the fire and the water started by simply pulling upon the hose. It will also be apparent that the movable arm vor member may be rotated to turn its upper Aendin any direction, that it is easily oscillated to return it to its normal position to close the valve, and that it is heldin such Vcidentally opened. The device may also be advantageously employed for various other `purposes' 'and for fire-hose, as will be readily apparent.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to without departing fromv the spirit or sacricing anyof the advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is- 1. A device of the class described comprising a casing designed to be connected with a water-supply and having a socket, a valve arranged within the casing and held normally closed, and a movable tubular arm mounted in the socket and adapted to have a hose attached to it, saidarm being adapted to be operated by pulling upon the hose, whereby when the latter is unreeled, the water may be instantly started, substantially as described.

2.- A deviceof the classdescribed comprising a casing-having a valve-seat and designed to bey connected toa supply-pipe, a movable `arm 'mounted on thecasing, aUsprng-actuated valve arranged: on the valve-'seat and adapted to be opened-by themovable arm, and means for detaehably interlocking the arm with-the casing .for holding it--normally yout 'of engagement-withv the valve, substantially as described.; ing a casinghavinga valve seat and provi-ded with a partial socket having its walls recessed, a valve engaging the seat, and a movable arm mounted in thesocket and having a projecting portion arranged in the recess of the walls of the socket andadapted to engage and open the val-vefwhen the arm is moved, substantially as described. n

4. A device of the class describedcompris-vi 3. Adevice of 'the .clases describedeompris'- loo ing a casing having ava-lve-seat and'providedwith a socket, atubulariarm having a ball arranged in the socket an'dpr'ovidedl with aprol jecting portion, a valve arranged on the seat-v and adapted to be engaged by the projecting portion of the said arm, and a collar or section mounted on the casing. and forming acontinuation of the socket and retaining the vball therein, substantially as described.

l cap or nut, a spring interposed between .the `stem and the bottom of the socket,'a tubular arm having a ballmonnted in the casing above the valve and provided with a projecting portion to engage the said valve, and a IIO collar retaining the ball in the casing, substantially as described.

6. 'A device of the class described comprising a casing having a valve-seat, a nut or cap arranged at the bottom of the casing and provided with a socket, a spring-'actuated valve 7. A device of the class described comprisv ing a casing designed to be connected with a water-supply, a valve arranged within the casing, a tubular arm adapted to receive a hose and mounted on the casing and provided with means for engaging and opening the valve, and springs mounted on the arm and having their free ends engaging the casing,

whereby the arm is held out of engagement with the valve, substantially as described.

8. A device of the class described comprising la casing provided with a valve-seat, a valve engaging the seat, a tubular arm designed to be connected with the hose and ar- Aranged to open the valve, and a drip-cock communicating with the interior of' the casing at a point adjacent to the arm, substantially as described.

9. A device of the class described comprising a casing having a polygonal extension, interiorly threaded and adapted to receive a pipe, a sleeve having an inner polygonal 1 0. A device of the class described comprising a casing. designed to be connected with a water-supply, a spring-pressed valve arranged within the casing and normally held closed, and a movable tubular arm, adapted to have a hose attached to it and capable of being operated by pulling upon the hose, said arm being arranged to force the valve open against the action of the spring, whereby the water is started when the hose is pulled, substantially as described. l

11. A device of the class described comprising a casing designed to be connected with a water-supply, a spring-actuated valve arranged within the casing and normally held closed, and a movable tubular arm directly engaging the valve and capable of opening the same, said arm being adapted to receive a hose, whereby the water may be started by simply pulling upon the hose, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixed my signature in, the presence of two witnesses.

REUBEN D. WIRT.

Witnesses:

J. H. PARKER, H. CHANDLER. 

